What is 3/8 + 5/11?

This is how to add

3

8

&plus;

5

11

Step 1

Can you add yet? Nope! The denominators don't match. We need a common denominator. So next we take both denominators and multiply them. Next, take each numerator and multiply it by the denominator of the other term.

So, we multiply 3 by 11, and get 33, then we multiply 8 by 11 and get 88.

Now for the second term. You multiply 5 by 8, and get 40, then multiply 8 by 11 and get 88.